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Seeing Huang Siyuan bowing to congratulate him, Song Qingming came back to his senses from the scenery in the distance. A smile slowly appeared on his face. He took the initiative to step forward, took her hand, and held her in his arms.

The two of them didn't say anything, they just stood together, leaning on each other, looking quietly into the distance.

It was not until the sunlight from the sky shone through the clouds and fell on their faces, feeling a little blinded, that Song Qingming brought Huang Siyuan down from the top of the mountain.

The two of them walked along the mountain path on the back mountain of "Funiu Mountain" as they did in the past.

It is autumn now, and most of the trees in the mountains have turned yellow. The orange-yellow fallen leaves dance in the autumn wind, scattering on the winding path and forming a shiny carpet under the morning sun.

Occasionally, a few bird calls can be heard from the bushes, clear and pleasant. The mountains in the distance are shrouded in a light mist, appearing and disappearing like an ink painting, which makes people feel instantly relaxed and happy.

As autumn deepens, the air is filled with the fragrance of grass and trees. This unique mountain atmosphere makes the two of them feel relaxed and forget about many trivial matters around them.

They walked all the way to the "Moon-Watching Pavilion" halfway up the mountain, where they stopped and sat down in the stone pavilion.

After taking a look at the scenery around the stone pavilion, Huang Siyuan was the first to speak, quietly breaking the tranquility of the mountains!

"My husband, after you had been in seclusion for half a year, news came from Cangyuan Mountain that Changze had not yet completed his Dan formation. Fortunately, his injury was not that serious and it should not affect his next Dan formation.

Qingyu is still there protecting him, and he should be back soon!"

Although he had been prepared in his heart, after hearing the news that Song Changze had failed to form the elixir, Song Qingming nodded slightly, but he couldn't help showing a bit of regret on his face.

In addition to their three ancestors living on the top of the mountain, there are more than twenty younger generations in the family who have successfully built their foundation, but there are actually not many of them who can really hope to reach the Golden Core Realm.

The reason why Song Yuanli was able to successfully form a pill was mainly because he had the support of Feng He, a Yuanying cultivator. Otherwise, after failing to form a pill for the first time, he would not have had the opportunity to successfully form a pill again in less than ten years!

Apart from Song Yuanli who is far away in the "Tianhai Immortal Cultivation World", the three people in the family who currently have the most hope of reaching the Golden Core Realm are only Song Changze, Song Yuanhao, and Liu Yuxin.

The three of them have successfully advanced to the late stage of foundation building, and their lifespans are still relatively sufficient, so they have at least two more opportunities to form a pill.

Although they cannot guarantee that they will succeed in forming the golden elixir, their hopes of advancing to the golden elixir realm are definitely stronger than those of other people around them.

The cultivation speed of other peers such as Song Yuanfang, Song Yuanxue, etc. is not as fast as that of Song Changze and others, even though they can successfully cultivate to the ninth level of foundation building.

But at that time, due to their limited lifespan, they would probably be like Song Xinyu who was in the sect, and would only have one chance to reach the Golden Core realm in their lifetime.

Even with the support of their family, the hopes of Song Yuanfang and others to form a pill in the future will still not be very high.

In addition to the cultivators of the "Yuan" and "Chang" generations, there are also many talented members among the remaining cultivators of the "Xuan" and "Lin" generations in the family.

However, they are all still relatively young, and their cultivation is still far from the late stage of foundation building. Except for Song Linrui who has dual spiritual roots, it is still unclear how much potential the others have to form a pill.

After sitting there in silence for a while, Song Qingming stood up and sighed softly, "The family has done what it should do. Whether or not there is an opportunity to step into the golden elixir path will depend on Changze's own ability in the future.

Even if we can get support from our elders for a while, as monks, we still have to rely on ourselves in the end.”

The Song family has developed rapidly in recent years. With more and more cultivators in the family, naturally more members will hope to reach the Golden Core realm like Song Changze.

But family resources are limited after all, and it is impossible for Song Qingming and others to fully support every member of the family to form a pill. The most they can do is to provide some support when they form a pill for the first time, just like Song Changze did.

Not only Song Changze, Song Qingming also promised Song Yuanfang, Song Yuanhao and others personally that he would try his best to support them in their first attempt to reach the Golden Core realm.

After all, they have been following Song Qingming since they successfully built their foundation. They are meritorious people who have made great contributions to the family's development over the years, so it is reasonable for the family to give them support.

From now on, no matter who among them wants to reach the Golden Core realm again, the family will no longer support them for free, and they will have to seize the opportunity on their own.

Whether they use the family merits to exchange for corresponding spiritual objects in the family's "Gold Pavilion", or go outside the family to seek opportunities like Song Qingming did in the past, it all depends on their personal abilities.

Huang Siyuan nodded after hearing this and said:
"You can rest assured about Changze. He has accumulated a lot of merits over the years. With Yu Xin's help, it shouldn't be difficult for him to reach the Golden Core realm again.

However, this failure would definitely take him some time to recover from his injuries, and he would also have to re-learn the Cang Yuan Technique.

If Changze wants to reach the Golden Core realm again, it will definitely take another seven or eight years. Whether he can achieve it by then depends on his personal luck."

In recent years, Song Changze and his Taoist partner Liu Yuxin have helped the family manage the "White Lion Square". Taking advantage of the family's convenience in the market, Liu Yuxin also took over several shops in the "White Lion Square" and operated them independently.

Over the years, the couple, thanks to Liu Yuxin's clever business mind, have earned a lot of spirit stones, and their lives are much more affluent than other cultivators of the same generation.

Although Song Qingming and the others had never asked about these matters directly, they had an idea in their minds. They knew that they should have saved up a lot of spirit stones, and it would definitely not be difficult to exchange them for a Jindan spiritual item for Song Changze.

Hearing Huang Siyuan's reminder, Song Qingming nodded slightly and said, "Yes! I know all this.

No matter what happens, even if the family can no longer directly help, as an elder, I will definitely give him a helping hand if I can.

It’s just that I can’t tell them these things now, so that others won’t know about them and slack off on their efforts.”

After the two finished talking, smiles returned to their faces. After resting for a while, they left the "Moon-Watching Pavilion" together and continued walking down the mountain. Soon they arrived at a low hill at the foot of the mountain.

On this beautiful hill, Song Qingming's mortal parents and relatives are buried.

Although two hundred years have passed, the appearance of the mountain has not changed much. Song Qingming quickly found his parents' grave without much effort.

Even though this ancestor had not returned home for many years and had long since ignored the mortals at home down the mountain, the descendants of the Song family in Mujiao Town had not forgotten their ancestors who were buried here.

Whether it is the tombs of his father, mother, or Song Qingming's fourth brother, they are all still as bright and beautiful as they were in the past, which shows that the descendants of the family are still taking good care of this place.

Although Song Qingming has not taken good care of Shanxia in recent years, many of his fourth brother and second sister's bloodline in Shanxia have successfully ascended to immortality. Among them, the most outstanding one is the fourth brother's descendant Song Xuanfeng.

Song Xuanfeng's three spiritual roots have successfully built the foundation, and his cultivation has now reached the fourth level of foundation building. He is one of the people with the highest cultivation among the many cultivators of the "Xuan" generation in the Song family.

Unlike Song Qingming, Song Xuanfeng did not stay away from his family and mortals living at the foot of the mountain after he established his foundation. Over the years, he would often return to his home at the foot of the mountain to visit his relatives.

Compared with Song Qingming, the high and mighty ancestor of the family, Song Xuanfeng now obviously takes more care of the mortal families down the mountain.

"My husband, if our family leaves Weiguo in the future, I'm afraid we won't be able to come here often. At that time, do we have to move the remains of mother and others?"

Seeing that Song Qingming came out of seclusion and went to his parents' grave to pay homage first, Huang Siyuan guessed that he was still a little worried about this place, so she asked him softly.

Hearing this, Song Qingming stood up and looked at his parents' tombstone. After thinking for a while, he shook his head calmly.

"The scenery here is unique! I'm sure mother and the others have gotten used to it after so many years. No matter what the future holds, we should stop taking them on these long journeys!"
Even though I am so close these years and can be there in an instant, I don’t have much time to come here to show my filial piety, and I’m afraid the future won’t be much better.

There is a difference between immortals and mortals. You and I can come back and visit when we have time. There is no need to force this matter."

Although Song Qingming has become a high-ranking Jindan cultivator, he sometimes can't help but recall the past and think of his parents and family.

But these memories, buried deep in his heart, are ultimately scenes he can never return to.

Even though Song Qingming has now reached the Golden Core realm, it is impossible for him to turn back time and see the parents and relatives in his memories.

I can only hope that one day, my cultivation will reach a certain level, transcending the cycle of reincarnation in this world and ascending to the unknown upper realm.

Perhaps at that time he could comprehend life and death, travel through the cycle of time, return to his childhood home, and see his parents and family whom he missed so much.

After paying homage to his parents and relatives, Song Qingming, who was standing on the mountain, turned around and looked at the "Mujiao Town" not far below the mountain.

After a while, the two figures disappeared from the spot.
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Less than a month after Song Qingming came out of seclusion, Song Qingyu, who had protected Song Changze, who had failed to form a golden elixir, for two years, also quickly left "Cangyuan Mountain" and returned to his family.

When Song Qingyu left, Song Qingze also came out of the "Tandi Cave" where he was in seclusion, and returned to the "White Lion Square" to heal his injuries accompanied by Liu Yuxin.

Although he failed to form the elixir, Song Qingze's injuries were not serious. If he took the elixir and rested carefully, he would be able to fully recover in four to five years at most.

In this regard, Song Changze is relatively lucky. Compared with Song Qingming and others who failed to form a pill, he can spend less time on healing, and can prepare for his next pill formation in advance.

After Song Qingyu came back from "Cangyuan Mountain", he was very happy to learn that Song Qingming had successfully broken through in cultivation. The three of them celebrated in the "Huixian Pavilion" on the top of the mountain.

Although Song Qingming's cultivation has broken through to the ninth level of the Golden Core and reached the peak of the Golden Core realm.

However, his current physical strength and magical power have not yet been fully honed, and he is still some distance away from being able to reach the Nascent Soul stage.

It will take at least ten years to slowly hone one's own magic power. When the magic power in the body is fully developed, one can start to try to impact the next level of cultivation. Seeing Song Qingyu return to the family, Song Qingming, who happened to have nothing to do, originally planned to continue to retreat and hone his magic power for a while.

But after he had explained everything to Song Qingyu, less than a month after he had been in seclusion, a conscription order suddenly came from "Guyang Mountain", which alarmed Song Qingming who was in seclusion.

Song Qingming, who received the sect's "recruitment order", opened it and found that it was a market town on the edge of "Taiyue Lake" south of the sect, which was suddenly attacked by high-level demon cultivators.

Seeing this, Song Qingming and Song Qingyu, who had just had some free time, had no choice but to come out together and rush to the sect.

The two had just arrived at the "Xiaoyao Palace" and found that the sect elder Xu Ziyan and others had already been waiting there.

When Xu Ziyan saw Song Qingming and Song Qingyu walking in, she was about to step forward to greet them, but suddenly she felt a different aura coming from Song Qingming, and a smile immediately appeared on her face.

"Hey! Senior Brother Song, you have already broken through to the ninth level of the Golden Core. This is truly cause for celebration."

"Haha, congratulations to Junior Brother Song for making further progress in his cultivation!"

".."

After hearing what Xu Ziyan said, many elders of the "Xiaoyao Sect" in the hall showed a hint of surprise, and then bowed to Song Qingming and expressed their congratulations.

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Seeing this, Song Qingming hurriedly bowed and returned the greetings to everyone, and explained to everyone what happened when he came out of seclusion not long ago.

Before going to the "Leiyuanhai" immortal cultivation world to participate in the trade fair, Song Qingming's cultivation had already reached the peak of the eighth level of the Golden Core, and he was not far from breaking through the ninth level of the Golden Core.

It had only been a few years since Song Qingming returned from the "Thunder Yuan Sea" world of immortal cultivation, and as expected, he successfully advanced to the ninth level of the Golden Core.

It was not difficult for everyone present to guess that Song Qingming must have obtained some spiritual object that helped him to break through his cultivation at the "Lei Yuan Hai" trade fair.

It has been less than two years since he returned from the "Lei Yuan Hai" cultivation world, and not only Song Qingming has improved his cultivation.

Chu Fengping, who also obtained a high-level elixir at the trade fair, finally made a further step after staying in the sixth level of the Golden Core realm for many years and broke through to the late Golden Core realm.

There were also Yun Nishang who was traveling with them, and Xu Ziyan, who Song Qingming helped to purchase the elixir. Their cultivation levels had also undergone different changes at this moment.

But compared with them, Song Qingming was able to successfully advance to the ninth level of the Golden Core this time, which obviously attracted more attention here.

It has only been over a hundred years since Song Qingming formed his Golden Core, but he has successfully cultivated to the ninth level of the Golden Core realm. This cultivation speed is not much slower than that of Chen Xuanxin, who has the highest cultivation level among the people present.

When everyone saw that Song Qingming had also broken through to the ninth level of the Golden Core, they couldn't help but wonder who between him and Chen Xuanxin was more likely to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

However, although there is only one step between the ninth level of the Golden Core and the Nascent Soul realm, this step is like a chasm that is not so easy to cross. Naturally, everyone present knows this well.

Whether it is Song Qingming and Chen Xuanxin who have already cultivated to the ninth level of the Golden Core, or other Golden Core cultivators present, it will be difficult for them to be sure of taking this step in the future.

After greeting everyone present, Song Qingming and Song Qingyu, who had just sat down, couldn't help but show some confusion on their faces when they saw so many Jindan elders gathered in the hall.

At this time, in the hall, except for Li Mufeng who was rarely seen, many Jindan elders of the "Xiaoyao Sect" and the Yuanying ancestor Bai Yuxian had already arrived here.

Logically speaking, even if one or two Jindan demon cultivators appeared in the territory, the sect should not make such a big fuss that even the Yuanying ancestors would be alarmed.

“Could it be that the demon cultivator who came this time is very powerful and is also a difficult person like Ma Wuchen?”

Just as Song Qingming was thinking about something and a hint of doubt gradually appeared on his face, Xu Ziyan on the side immediately noticed the abnormality on Song Qingming's face.

Before Song Qingming opened his mouth to ask, Xu Ziyan took the initiative to tell Song Qingming and the other person who came to attend the sect's meeting the whole story.

It turns out that this time, gathering everyone to wipe out the evil cultivators was just an excuse used by the sect. The real intention was that the "Xiaoyao Sect" was preparing to take action against the "Jiuyuan Sect" in the west.

Part of the territory in the southwest of Wei State is adjacent to "Taiyue Lake", and there are also many islands in the lake that belong to Wei State. The secret realm of "Taiyue Lake" where Song Qingming participated in that year is on one of the islands.

It’s just because the monsters in the lake are ferocious, except for a few islands close to the "Taiyue Lake" market, the "Xiaoyao Sect" has no actual control over these surrounding islands, and most of them are still in the hands of the monsters in the lake.

Some time ago, a group of foundation-building demon cultivators came from nowhere and suddenly raided a small market controlled by the "Xiaoyao Sect" in the "Taiyue Lake".

These evil cultivators were extremely cruel. Not only did they steal many spiritual objects from the market town, they also killed dozens of disciples of the Xiaoyao Sect stationed there.

Originally, this matter was not a big deal for the Xiaoyao Sect, a small Nascent Soul Sect.

At most, the "Law Enforcement Hall" would send out a few foundation-building disciples to track them down, and then directly wipe out this group of foundation-building demon cultivators and that would be the end of it.

However, when the disciples of the sect's "Law Enforcement Hall" investigated the matter again, they happened to discover the hiding place of this group of evil cultivators, which was in a deep mountain south of the Kingdom of Yue.

That place already belonged to the territory of the "Jiuyuan Sect" of Yue State, and the "Jiuyuan Sect" and the "Xiaoyao Sect" had been enemies for many years, and the relationship between the two sects was extremely unfavorable.

After finding out the situation, the monks from the sect's "Law Enforcement Hall" did not choose to wipe out this group of evil cultivators in the "Jiuyuan Sect's" territory, but reported the matter to the sect's elders.

After learning about this, Li Wutong and others felt that this was a good opportunity for the sect to attack the "Jiuyuan Sect", so the sect held this meeting.

Knowing the sect's intention of summoning them here, Song Qingming couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise on his face. No wonder this sect's meeting had alerted so many elders to come here.

Back then, because of the rebellion of the Ma family, the "Jiuyuan Sect" intervened in the fight between Wei State and the "Xiaoyao Sect". Song Qingming also participated in it personally, so he was naturally very clear about the grudges between the two sects.

In addition, when Bai Yuxian was forming a baby, the "Black Dragon Demon King" led the demon army to block the way, and the shadow of the "Jiuyuan Sect" was also behind it.

The two sides have been at odds with each other for over a hundred years, and have long since become incompatible.

Originally, the "Xiaoyao Sect" and the "Jiuyuan Sect" were both Nascent Soul Sects, and the difference in strength between the two sects was not that great.

In recent years, due to the heavy pressure from the northern demon tribe, the "Xiaoyao Sect" has not found a suitable opportunity to seek revenge on the "Jiuyuan Sect" and settle the grievances between the two sides.

Now with the success of Bai Yuxian's infant formation, the strength of the "Xiaoyao Sect" has greatly increased. It has expanded its territory thousands of miles to the north, temporarily solving the worries brought by the demon tribe in the north.

The "Xiaoyao Sect" is now able to free up its hands and take action against the "Jiuyuan Sect" next to it at any time.

Although behind the "Jiuyuan Sect" there is the shadow of the "Wanling Sect", the number one sect in the Floating Cloud Mountains, no matter what, the other party will not sit idly by and watch the "Xiaoyao Sect" annex the entire Yue Kingdom.

But now the strength of the "Xiaoyao Sect" is no longer what it used to be. Even if they cannot destroy the entire "Jiuyuan Sect", it is not difficult for them to tear off a piece of flesh from the other party.

As long as they find an opportunity to take action, the "Xiaoyao Sect" will definitely not let the other party go easily.

When almost everyone in the hall had arrived, a flash of light suddenly appeared at the entrance of the hall, and Li Mufeng, who had not appeared in front of the sect's monks for a long time, appeared in front of everyone out of thin air.

"Meet Master Li!"

Seeing Li Mufeng walk in, Song Qingming and others hurriedly stood up and bowed to him in unison.

With just a flash, Li Mufeng walked into the air and came to the top of the hall. After nodding and greeting Bai Yuxian who was sitting next to him, he turned around and waved to the people below.

"I have called all of you here today to discuss important matters of the sect. Please do not be polite and take a seat first!"

After everyone sat down again, Li Mufeng glanced at the hall and slowly continued:

“I’m sure most of you have experienced the Ma family rebellion in Iron Immortal Fort a hundred years ago. This has been a shame for our sect for many years.

I stood here and said back then that our sect and the Jiuyuan Sect are irreconcilable and we will never let them off easily!

Now Junior Sister Bai has broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, and the northern demon tribe has been driven back to Jinyu Mountain by us. The sect no longer has any worries.

Everyone, now is the time for us to go and claim back the dignity of our sect!"

"We swear to be loyal to the sect until death!"

Half a day later, a large flying boat, under the cover of night, slowly deployed the "Guyang Mountain" mountain protection formation.

After leaving the sect's formation, a cloud of mist suddenly gathered out of thin air next to the flying boat in mid-air, and soon covered the entire flying boat.

Then the large flying boat gradually disappeared in the rolling clouds and mist, and soon completely disappeared in mid-air. (End of this chapter)